MMBIO FINAL Flashcards
The three types of antigens that are used to serotype enteric bacteria
O-outer membrane
K-capsular antigens
H-flagellar antigens
Brucella melitensis
malta fever, bangs disease or undualt fever. CDC but not tier one
Bordetella pertussis
whooping cough
Bacteroides fragilis
clinically significant stict aerobe that causes abdominal
Borrelia recurrentis
spirochete
Burkholderia Pseudomallei
agent of melioidosis, vietnam time bomb
Burkholderia Mallei
etiologic agent of glanders in horses
Bartonella quintana
trench fever
Bartonella henselae
cat scratch fever
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
legions of blue green pus
Salmonella typhi
infection of the gallblader that leads to a carrier state, typhoid mary
N. Gonorrhoeae
mother has active case, can cause blindness in newborn baby. Silver nitrate is put into eyes of newborns.
Enterobacteriaceae shigella:
cause of bacillary dysentery
Rickettsia prowazeki
epidemic typhus
Chlamydia trachomatis
can cause blindness
three stages of STI chlamydia
initial: lesion at infection site, heals rapidly
second stage: buboes develop
third stage: (not all cases) genital sores, genital elephantiasis
Rickettsia rickettsii
rocky mountain spotted fever
Chlamydophila psittaci
causes disease in parrots
Rickettsia typhi
mirroring typhus tranmistted by fleas
Coxiella burnetii
Causes Q fever, most common among ranchers, vets, and food handlers
CDC select agent
Leptospira interrogans
causes liver and kidney disease. can get it from ingesting mouse urine
Borellia burgdorferi
causes Lyme Disease
Camplylocbacter jejuni
most common cause of bacterial GASTROENTERITIS in the US
Helicobacter pylori
peptic ulcers and gastritis